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College Station Campus

The classroom building provides students with video connections to remote sites, computer labs, a dining area and an on-site workout facility, while the laboratory building provides opportunities for students to conduct cutting-edge research. The on-site administration building affords students easy access to faculty members.

Texas A&M School of Public Health
212 Adriance Lab Rd
College Station, TX 77843
Phone: 979.436.9443

 

Classrooms

  • SPHC Classrooms 107 to 111
  • SPHC Computer Lab Rooms 119 and 120
  • SPHA Classroom 235 (Administrative building, 2nd floor, back of building)

Conference Rooms

  • SPHA Classroom 235 (Administrative building, 2nd floor, back of building)
  • SPHA Conference room 278 (Dean's Board room, 2nd floor)

Computer Lab

The computer lab is located at the SPH Classroom building, rooms 119 and 120, that can be used individually or combined. 

Faculty, staff, and students can use it for classes, workshops, or to study. For classes, make sure you department admin reserves the room using  RoomTraq for this purpose.

  1. Windows computers
  2. Bandwidth Internet
  3. Projectors 

Depending on the classes taught at the lab per semester and year, the software listed below is available to all students at the lab. (*This list might change every year).

 

McAllen Campus

The Texas A&M School of Public Health offers several degree plans at the new McAllen Higher Learning Center. Located in the 20th most populated city in Texas, the center was opened in the fall of 2018 to continue the university’s commitment to supporting the educational needs of Texas with top-tier educational programs that will fulfill individual student career goals, enhance continued economic development of the region and help provide the necessary skilled workforce. 

Students on the McAllen campus will learn in a state-of-the-art facility and will have the added benefit of being in a small college setting.

Degrees offered at the center include:

  • Bachelor of Science in Public Health
  • Minor in Public Health
  • Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (online)

McAllen Higher Learning Center
6200 Tres Lagos Blvd
McAllen, TX 78504
Phone: 956.271.1300

Although the Texas A&M University School of Public Health maintains computer labs at selected sites for graduate student's use, these facilities are not the primary computing resource. Each student entering the School of Public Health is expected to have a computer of their own (desktop or laptop; tablets do not meet all requirements) that meets the minimum School of Public Health computer requirements. (This applies to all students)

The reason for this requirement is that a computer has been deemed to be critical to a graduate student's success. Those who do not have 24/7 access to the internet and a computer are at a great disadvantage. The Medical Sciences Library (MSL) has laptops, iPads, and a digital camcorder available for loan.  

MINIMUM COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

  • OS Windows minimum requirements
    • All currently supported Windows OS versions per Microsoft except for special v.7 extended support agreements
    • Intel i5 or i7 processor
    • 250-gigabyte hard drive or 256 Gbyte solid-state drive
    • 16 Gbytes of RAM
    • Wireless: 802.11ac
    • Ethernet cable, Cat-5E or greater
    • Ethernet-to-USB adaptor, if necessary
    • Minimum screen resolution: 1280x768

  • macOS  minimum requirements

    • Operating systems: Monterey, - v.12, Big Sur – v.11, Catalina – v.10.15, Mojave – v.10.14 (unsupported as of November 30, 2022)
    • Intel i5 or i7 processor or M1. Devices using Apple’s M1 processor and Apple Rosetta 2 are supported.
    • 250 Gbyte hard drive or 256 Gbyte solid-state drive
    • 16 Gbytes of RAM
    • Wireless: 802.11ac
    • Ethernet cable, Cat-5E or greater
    • Ethernet-to-USB (or Thunderbolt) adaptor (Macbook Air and newer MacBooks)
    • Minimum screen resolution: 1280x768

  • Additional Requirements

Some of your courses will use the following applications. Please check the system requirements. 

  • Respondus LockDown Browser: Windows 10, macOS 10.12 or higher; iOS 11.0 +;  it doesn't run on Android or Chrome. Do not use iPads to take exams if Respondus Monitor is used; it does not work on iPads, use a desktop or laptop instead.
  • Video camera and microphone, for online meetings, if needed.

Important note: meet computer requirements
IMPORTANT! 
  • Do not register for a class if your computer and/or network cannot meet these minimum requirements. 

 Dell laptops that meet our minimum standards may be purchased through a special purchasing agreement between Dell and the Health Science Center, but you are not required to purchase one of these computers.

Go to the Dell-TAMHSC website for more information.

NetID

A Texas A&M NetID is an identifier or username for logging in and accessing many university resources.

The following information is needed to set up your NetID account:

  • Your Universal Identification Number (UIN) – a 9-digit identifier (xxx00xxxx) sent to applicants in an email from the Admissions Office. 
  • If you cannot locate your UIN, please contact the Admissions Office by calling (979) 845-1060 or emailing them at admissions@tamu.edu.
  • Your Date of Birth – This will be the official date of birth entered on your application to Texas A&M. If this does not match your actual date of birth, please contact the Admissions Office immediately to update your records. 
  • Your date of birth must be entered into the respective fields following the format (MM/DD/YYYY). For example, if your date of birth is November 23rd, 1973, then you will input your birthday as "11/23/1973".

(Source: Gateway- activating your NetID account)

TAMU Health Buildings

The SPH classrooms and Reynold building have access to two networks, HSC WiFi and Eduroam. 

  • TAMU WiFi: TAMU WiFi is Texas A&M's campus wireless network, located in classrooms, offices, libraries, eateries and other locations. More info here: TAMU WiFi
  • Eduroam: it is a secure, worldwide wireless access service for the international research and educational community. You need your TAMU NetID credentials to use this WiFi network. Check out more about Eduroam here: TAMU Eduroam